It was quite the physical first half of play for the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night, or what some might call just some good old fashioned NBA playoff basketball.

We've collected some of the highlights of the first half, or lowlights depending on your point of view.

Make the jump to see for yourself.

First, a little bit of the floppin':

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Now, Eric Bledsoe flies through the air with the greatest of ease, using his body as a projectile against Quincy Pondexter:

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Then Bledsoe tosses the basketball to the rafters, to which referee Joey Crawford gives him a technical with the greatest of ease:

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Let's hope for another half of fun from the FredEx Forum.

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